| Description |
1 online resource (239 pages) |
| Series |
Psychoanalytic Inquiry Book Series |
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Psychoanalytic inquiry book series
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| Contents |
Cover; The Abyss of Madness; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Prologue; Chapter 1 : Psychotherapy Is a Human Science; Chapter 2 : Exploring the Abyss of Madness; Chapter 3 : Philosophy and Psychotherapy; Chapter 4 : Dreams and Delusions; Chapter 5 : The Unbearable and the Unsayable; Chapter 6 : The Tragedy of Self-Destruction; Chapter 7 : The Dark Sun of Melancholia; Chapter 8 : What Is a Ghost?; Chapter 9 : The Madness and Genius of Post-Cartesian Philosophy: A Distant Mirror; References; Index |
| Summary |
Despite the many ways in which the so-called psychoses can become manifest, they are ultimately human events arising out of human contexts. As such, they can be understood in an intersubjective manner, removing the stigmatizing boundary between madness and sanity. Utilizing the post-Cartesian psychoanalytic approach of phenomenological contextualism, as well as almost 50 years of clinical experience, George Atwood presents detailed case studies depicting individuals in crisis and the successes and failures that occurred in their treatment. Topics range from depression to schizophrenia, bipolar |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780203697832 |
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0203697839 |
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